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Question, I'm confused Spoiler alert


In the story he leaves her pregnant the last time he was there. He leaves town and she has an illegal abortion.
However near the end, when she's telling him to leave without her he says something to the effect of how can I, knowing you are carryING our child. Did I not hear right? Was she pregnant again? Please explain.
Marianne

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Yes, I didn't get that either.

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He didn't know about the abortion yet when he said that.

He finds out about the pregnancy when her dad was yelling at him before the church service. He said Chance left her carrying his child.

It wasn't until the political rally when the thugs got on the loudspeaker that he found out about the abortion. Look at his reaction on the hotel balcony. You can see that he feels shocked and guilt-ridden.

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kmc-4 says > It wasn't until the political rally when the thugs got on the loudspeaker that he found out about the abortion. Look at his reaction on the hotel balcony. You can see that he feels shocked and guilt-ridden.
It seemed pretty obvious to me but I guess some people must have missed that part. Otherwise, why did they think he reacted that way in the scene?


Woman, man! That's the way it should be Tarzan. [Tarzan and his mate]

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